January 14, 2019
Current NAP Leadership Positions Open
NAP is currently seeking four qualified volunteer leaders from among our Fellows to fill the roles of:


Please click on the specific position title to see details on the desired qualifications and expected duties.
  
If interested in one of the Vice President roles, we ask that you submit the following to NAP Executive Director Melanie Bowzer at mbowzer@amrms.com by January 23:
 
  1. Statement of interest highlighting why you would like to be a NAP Vice President
  2. Specialized skills or attributes that make you well suited for the particular position
  3. How you plan to contribute to NAP's leadership team
  4. CV/Resume
  5. Any additional information you deem useful in the review and selection process
Utilize Your NAP Membership
Add your Fellow status to your email signature line and business card.
For example:
Jane Doe, PT, PhD
Fellow, National Academies of Practice

Add the abbreviation “FNAP” to your title after your name on presentations, lectures, and conference proceedings.
For example:
John Doe, MD, FNAP

Edit your email signature to include the NAP 2019 Annual Meeting & Forum tagline, included below, to help spread the awareness of NAP and the Forum.
More info available on  NAP 2019  website. 

Stay tuned for more great ways to make the most of your membership! Don’t forget to renew your dues for 2019 by April 30 to continue to take advantage of these great NAP member benefits.
NAP Forum Keynote Speaker Highlight: Rear Admiral Susan Orsega 
As Chief Nurse Officer, Rear Admiral (RADM) Susan Orsega leads the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Nurse Professional Affairs, and advises the Office of the Surgeon General and the Department of Health and Human Services on the recruitment, assignment, deployment, retention, and career development of 1,500 USPHS nurse professionals.

At the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), she has been responsible for the operational management of international research partnerships with other African governments, involving 150 international researchers, and 7,000 research participants. In 2015, RADM Orsega played a fundamental role in the United States Government (USG) NIH Ebola response and was instrumental in the implementation of first human vaccine trial in Liberia and the operational management of first Ebola Z-Mapp trial in Sierra Leone. She is currently responsible for the operations in a clinical research partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, in Mali. Her contributions have been essential in establishing research infrastructure and sustaining the country’s first biosafety level 3 laboratory capable of diagnosing emerging infectious diseases.

RADM Orsega’s solid understanding of the USPHS is a direct result of her consistent and long-term involvement from a junior officer to leading and participating in multi-disciplinary and nursing PHS teams.   
Get To Know Your NAP Council
Clark Newman, OD, Optometry Academy Vice Chair

Title: Doctor of Optometry

Academy: Optometry

Year Inducted as a NAP Fellow: 2010

Education: OD Degree University of Houston College of Optometry

Fun Fact: Races sailboats at a high level

Number One Reason You Volunteer for NAP: To improve interdisciplinary collaboration in health care
Check out these newly published articles featuring NAP Fellow of the Pharmacy Academy, Kari Franson

Published online: January 3, 2019
Wendy S. Madigosky, Kari L. Franson, Jacqueline J. Glover, Mark Earnest 

Published online: November 8, 2018
Abby Schroeder, David Pole, Kathrin A. Eliot, Rabia S. Rahman, Eileen Toomey 

Published online: November 4, 2018
Joseph Turner, Daniel Corson-Knowles, Bart Besinger, Rebecca Rebman, Cherri Hobgood, Megan Palmer 

Published online: November 1, 2018
Audrey J. Brooks, Mary S. Koithan, Ana Marie Lopez, Maryanna Klatt, Jeannie K. Lee, Elizabeth Goldblatt, Irene Sandvold, Patricia Lebensohn 

Click here for instructions   for NAP members to receive complimentary access to the Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice.    

Your NAP Member Number is required for access. Your Member Number can be found on your record in the NAP database or contact Amy Waller at  awaller@amrms.com   for assistance.